House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries visited the Lehigh Valley to kick off 100 days til the midterms and roll out a message on affordability on the campaign trail. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk looks at the push from Democrats to win the 7th district Congressional seat and the Republican incumbent to keep it in the latest episode of Battleground Politics.
Here’s a full breakdown of the episode:
0:25 — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Democrats’ affordability pitch
1:57 — Former U.S. Representative Susan Wild on running in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District
6:10 — Former Rep. Susan Wild on Democratic House candidate Bob Brooks
7:37 — U.S. House of Representatives candidate Bob Brooks on representing and supporting the working class
9:16 — Q&A what would Democrats do to make things more affordable if voters elect them?
10:34 — Governor Josh Shapiro on Bob Brooks voting to reverse Medicaid cuts
11:18 — Representative Ryan Mackenzie on legislation passed during term
12:09 — Rep. Ryan Mackenzie on bipartisan housing bill in Congress
13:23 — Rep. Ryan Mackenzie responds to Democrats affordability pitch
14:22 — Lehigh University Professor Christopher Borick on Hakeem Jeffries’ appearance in the Lehigh Valley
15:44 — Christopher Borick on the Democratic party’s campaign branding
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